Burn guard



May 28, 1935.

J. K RYNCLDS ET AL BURN GUARD Filed June 4, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet;

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I 3 sheets-sheet 2 Y S Z E ZW di@ W Mm an Patented May 28, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BURN GUARD John F. Raynolds and Fred C. Wilhelm, Min- Application June 4, 1932, Serial No. 615,398 n Claims.

5 to prevent the hands ot an operator from corninl in contact with the heated pressing surface of the head while arranging the goods over the htnk, and smoothing it out at the rear portion thereof Features o! the invention include the details of construction. along with the broader ideas of means inherent in the disclosure.

Objects, features and advantages oi the'invention will be set forth in the description of the drawings forming a part of this application, and in seid drawings:

lm'e` 1 is a side view illustrating one embodiment ot the present invention as applied to a garment press, with the heat-guard in guarding Position;

Figure 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Figure 3. showingthe press closed and the guard withdrawn and also showing in dot-and-dash lines the opposite position of the guard; and

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the arm, taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2 further illustrating the construction. v

In the drawings, the numeral I generally indicotes the frame of o garment press. The press han a buck or table 2, a heatable (hollow) pressing head 3, and a rocker or pressing head arm l. The arm is pivoted as at `5, to the rear column 6. The operating mechanism for the press has not been illustrated, inasmuch as the essential part of this invention relates to the urd feature. It will, of course, be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to any particular make of press, but may be used on any press in which it is desired to prevent the hands of the operator from coming in contact with a. heated vpressing surface, when the press is open and during introduction and arrangement of the material to be pressed.

'Ihe preset head arm in this instance is a trame-like structure including two elements III divergent from the rear toward the front of the press, see Figure 3. The pressing head 3 is suitably bolted to this arm in the usual manner. Also bolted to a cross-connecting reenforcing element II of the forward or head end of the arm as at I2, vis a bracket I3 extending rearwardly and upwardly and having two spaced bearings Il. Rotatable in these bearings is a shaft I5 having ropposite ends projecting i beyond the heal-inn. Irion-rotatably` pinned as at I6 to respective projecting ends of the shafts are depending arms Il which are arranged to swing between the head 3, and the rear column 6 and pivot 5, of the rock arm. The lower end of each arm is slotted as at I8. The heat guard is indicated at I9 and is made from any suitable material which will withstand heat. In practice, a hard product made from berized wood has been found to give good results.

This guard, see Figure 2, hassuitably attached along its rear. edge and upon its upper face (as by riveting) a metallic reenforcing element in the form of a metal sheet folded upon itself to provide a two-ply reeniorced upstanding portion 2l. To this element 20 is attached an angle plate, one arm 22 of which is secured as by riveting to the metal reenforcing element and the guard I9 and the other arm 23 of which engages against the front face of the corresponding arm Il. and slot I8, and a suitable nut 25 clampingly secures the parts. By means of the slots, the guard element can be adjusted vertically to assume the proper relation with respect to the heating surface 3 of the head 3. The guard extends the full length of the head, and is of a'width to cover a sufficient area. of the rear portion of the pressing surface 3a, to prevent the hands of the operator coming in contact with said heated surface.

Means is provided which is automatically operable as the result of arm motion to move the guard away from and into guarding relation with the pressing surface 3e. The guard is moved to guarding position, as shown in Figure 1, during the opening Aor retracting motion of the pressing head. Conversely, the guard is withdrawn as the head moves to pressing position.

In order to accomplish this movement automatically, see Figures 2 and 3, an arm 30 is pinned as at 3I to the shaft I5 at a point intermediate the bearings I6, and elements I0. The lower` end of this arm is then attached by a two-part link to an upright element 32, also see Figure 3, bolted to the column 6. The parts of the link are adjustable. One part 35 is forked and is connected to the lower end of the arm by pivot 36. This element has a rod 3l threaded therein, the opposite end of the rod being threaded into an element 38 which is pivotally connected to the upright element 32 as at 40. The means 1' by which the arm 3l is connected to a stationary part of the press (32), therefore, includes a part 31 which can be adjusted to Vary the. degree of swing of the arms I1 and, therefore, of the guard. 'I'his adjustment, along with the adjustment of A headed bolt 24 passes through the plate A the brackets or angles of the guard I9, provides means for obtaining accurate positional relation between the guard and the working face of the head 3.

An inspection of Figure 1 shows that when the press is open, the rear edges of the buck, and pressing head, are comparatively closely spaced, and that these elements are angularly related and divergent in a direction toward the operator. Because of the comparatively closely spaced relation of the rear edges of the buck and head` under the conditions mentioned, the hands pi. the operator are often burned by coming in contact,

with the heated surface of ,the upper head when arranging and smoothing the goods, .particularly at the rear side of the buck. The operation will be clear from an inspection of Figures 1 and 2. When the arm vmoves downwardly from its position shown in full Ylines in Figure l, and dot-and-dash lines in Figure 2, the shaft l5 moves along the line A-A, see Fig'- ure 2, to lengthen the distance between the pivotal point 4G, and the shaft l5. f'Because of the link and arm connection, the shaft l5 is rotated in anti-clockwise direction and the` arms l1 are swung ina corresponding direction to withdraw the guard to the position shown in Figure 2. On reverse motion of the arm, that is on retracting motion, the guard is by reverse process brought again to the position` shown in Figure `1.

The device, as an attachment, canv be applied to various forms of presses without any extended modification of the press structure. A feature is the pivotal mounting of the guard onthe arm and the provision of -a connection'between this guard and a stationary partv of the machine. There are certain advantages in attaching the device in this manner, rather than directly to the heated head 3. The arrangement, rearwardly of the head as shown, places the operating parts so that they are less exposed to heat since the only part which lies directly over the chest or head is the rearwardly extending portion of the bracket I3.

We claim as our invention:

1.*In combination with a `pressing machine having a heatable presser head structure, a ystiff heat-guard of sheetV material and meanssupporting it on the head structure toswing into guarding position with the pressing face of the head, means by which the guard cani be adjusted upon its swinging support to vary its spaced relation with reference to the face of the heated face of the head, and means automatically operable as the result of head motion to move the guard away from and into guarding position, including a part which can be adjusted to vary the degree of swing of the guard support.

2V. In combination with a pressing machine having an arrnhaving a heatable pressing head, a stiif heat guard of sheet material and means swingingly pivoting it to the arm so that it can be swung forwardly from a position spaced from the rear of the head into guarding position with the pressing face of the head, and means automatically operable as a result 'of arm motion to move the guard into and away from guarding position respectively as the presser head is retracted and advanced.

3. An ironing press comprising a frameV and a pivoted arm having a heatable pressing head, a heat guard and means Vswingingly mounting said guard including a part pivoted tothe'arm at the rear of and above the head and adapting said guard to be opposed toand to swing toward and away from the longitudinal rear edge of the head,

to bring the guard into heat guarding relation with the heated pressing face of the head, and Y means for automatically moving the guard to guarding position when the arm is retracted,Y Y

and vice versa.

4. Anironing press comprisingaframe'and a. l

pivoted heatable pressing head, a shaft which is journaled in and movable with the head, arstiff Y 10 heat guard of sheetmaterial and means attaching it to the shaft for movement therewith, an

arm on said shaft and means connecting the arm with a stationary part of the press to operate the shaft to swing the guard to guarding position when the pressarmis retracted and vice versa.

' 5. An ironingpress comprising a frame and a s pivoted heatable pressing head, a heat gua-rd, a

shaft movable with the headmeansV attaching the guard to the shaft for motion therewith, said V guard being arranged between the frame and the rear of the head, an Varmlon 'said'V shaft',-f and means connecting the arm with a stationary partV of the press to operate thershaft to swng'the guard to guarding position when the press; arm is'retracted and viceversa..

6. An `ironing presscomprising a frame andv a pivoted pressing arm having'afhe'atable pressing' head, a heat guard means includingv a part mounted on a shaft rotatably journaledfonlthe arm, a heat guard element carried-.bythe part,Y

an arm on said shaft, anda link connecting the arm with a stationary Vpart ofthe presstofro tate the shaft to swing the guard to guarding f position when the press arm is'retracted and vice Versa V'7. An ironing press comprising a frame and a Y pivoted pressing arm having a heatable-pressing head, heat guardmeans `including apart mount# ed on a. shaft journaied on thearm, albraket n attached to the part, a heat guardelemet at;-

tached to the bracket, an arm onisaidfshaftland guard to guarding position whenjtherpressarm Y parallel with the pivotal axis of 'thearxm heatY guard means including a part lrr'io'u'nted4 on said shaft, said part extending downwardly tooscil-` late between said axis and the V'rear of thefhead, a bracket attached to said part, means forad justing the bracketl lengthwise ofthe part,- a stiff heat guard elementY attachedA toI the bracket,

an arm onsaid shaft, a link connectingthe ar'mV with a stationary partrof the press to operate the ,f

shaft to swing the guard to guardingfposition when the pressingarmis retractedjand vice* versa.

a pivoted pressing head arm having a heatable pressing head, a shaft journaled-on thek arm and parallel with .the pivotal axis of vthe arm, heat guard means including a'partgmounted' onsaid shaft, said arm extending downwardly to oscillate between said axisV and the'rear ofthe head',

a bracket attached to said part, means for adli justing the bracket lengthwise of thepart,aY Y

heat guard element Vofiiberized` wood attached to the bracket and of an areaV suiiicienttofcover Vthe rear portion of the pressing `face-ofthe head throughout its length, an' arm on said'fshaft, a link connecting the arm with a stationarypart ofthe press to operateL-the shafti-to swinggthe 9. An ironing press comprising alfra'me and guard to guarding position when the pressing arm is retracted and vioe versa, and means for adjusting the length of the link.

l0. In combination with a pressing machine 5 having two pressing elements cooperable for a pressing operation, one being heatable and having an arm for moving it toward and away from the other, a sheet of non heat conducting ma.- terialandmeansattachingittothearmto 10 swing from a. point rearwardly of and in a direction toward the rear of said elements to guarding position between the pressing elements and in close position to the pressing surface of the movable element, and means automatically operable as a. result of arm motion to move the guard toward and away from guarding position respectively as the press opens and closes. 

